Walwa Surname
Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname
Walwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,477 | 1:15,226 | 1,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Walwa (390) may also be a first name.
Walwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walwa is the 126,167th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,022,072 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Walwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Walwa is also the 438,463rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 390 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,477 people, or 1 in 15,226. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 38 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent reside and Geita Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waulwa | 91 | 144 | / |
| Waalwa | 91 | 75 | / |
| Walwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Walwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wallwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Walway | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wallway | 83 | 87 | / |
| Walwatt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walwath | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walua | 80 | 487 | / |
| Walwo | 80 | 195 | / |
| Wolwa | 80 | 100 | / |
| Walwe | 80 | 87 | / |
| Walva | 80 | 36 | / |
| Valwa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Walwi | 80 | 28 | / |
| Wassilwa | 77 | 77 | / |
| Wasilwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachelwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Valway | 73 | 70 | / |
| Waalwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Walwei | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bahlwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wailua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wallua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Woolwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Balwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baylwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wallwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wholwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waluas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woolway | 67 | 507 | / |
| Ballway | 67 | 159 | / |
| Walwood | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wallwey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wolwacz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Walhlua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walwich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walwout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaalwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wealbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walwoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walvaux | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walwa
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